SAD NEWS: A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar 40 minutes ago, causing strong shaking and collapsing many buildings, leaving many people missing. A lucky survivor shared in fear: “In the panic, I lost my daughter. The last time she saw me… see more

The US Geological Survey (USGS) added that the earthquake occurred 16 km northwest of Sagaing city at a depth of 10 km at around 12:50 on March 28 (local time).

Meanwhile, the German Research Center for Earth Sciences (GFZ) said a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in Myanmar. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km near the city of Mandalay.

Myanmar did not immediately provide information on damage following the earthquake.

7.7 Richter scale earthquake in Myanmar, tremors spread to Vietnam, Thailand, China

AFP journalists in Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw said roads were buckled by the force of the tremors and pieces of ceilings fell from buildings.

CNN quoted a witness in Yangon city (Myanmar) saying that the earthquake came very quickly and strongly, as soon as they knew, everyone ran out of the building.

Outside an office building in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 28, 2025, after the earthquake in Myanmar.

Photo: AFP

“We have started searching around Yangon city to check for casualties and damage. So far, we have no information,” an official from the Myanmar Fire Service Department told Reuters.

In the latest update, a major hospital in the Myanmar capital is a ‘mass casualty zone’ after the earthquake, AFP quoted officials as saying.

Social media posts from Mandalay showed collapsed buildings and debris strewn across the streets, but Reuters said it could not immediately verify the information.

Tremors in Bangkok, more than 1,000 km away

Hundreds of people poured out of buildings in the Thai capital Bangkok, more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from the epicenter, Reuters reported. Witnesses in Bangkok said people ran into the streets in panic and water splashed from swimming pools. 

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said she postponed an official visit to the southern island of Phuket to hold an emergency meeting following the earthquake, according to a post on X.

Thailand’s prime minister said Bangkok has declared a state of emergency following the earthquake.

Some subway and rail services have been suspended in Bangkok.

Police near the site of a collapsed high-rise building due to an earthquake, in Bangkok, Thailand on March 28.

Photo: Reuters

According to the Bangkok Post , residents of the capital Bangkok evacuated many buildings, while businesses announced temporary closures due to the earthquake. A high-rise building under construction in the Chatuchak district also collapsed due to the earthquake.

An office building in central Bangkok swayed from side to side for at least two minutes, with doors and windows creaking loudly, witnesses said. Hundreds of workers fled through emergency stairs in a state of panic. Loud screams could be heard as the building continued to move. Outside, workers carried medical kits to prepare to care for the elderly and those in shock.

According to CNN, water from a swimming pool on a high-rise building poured onto the streets of Bangkok after the earthquake. Video shared on social network X shows water overflowing the edge of the pool and pouring down below.

Hundreds of people took to the streets in Bangkok, Thailand

Photo: Reuters

Vietnam and China are both affected.

Tremors from a powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar were also felt in China’s Yunnan province today, according to Beijing’s earthquake bureau.

The China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said the tremor had a magnitude of 7.9, with a CENC social media post saying “tremors were felt in Yunnan,” according to Xinhua.

China’s Foreign Ministry said it is closely monitoring the situation and will report back in a timely manner.

In Vietnam, many people also felt the tremors.

In India, some people also felt mild tremors.

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